Useppa Tree Lighting, A New Tradition Begins - Thoughts by Cub Reporter Yardley Wiessen and Pictures by UseppaGin - We had a tree lighting party on Useppa, and we all made ornaments for the tree out of shells. Shelby Gatewood’s was probably my favorite because I loved her creativity in her work. There were also cookies, and personally, my favorite were the little sugar cookies! Shelby and Kay Chapin hosted the tree lighting. Ryan Conner lit the tree which he thought was very special! That is all for today’s news!!